Hundreds of XC skiers fill the Lakes Basin

February 10, 2012

The Mammoth Classic school races and the Alan Bard Classic Race took at the Tamarack XC Center last weekend and drew hundreds of athletes.

Mammoth Classic races for High School and Middle School athletes took place first and local skiers performed well against the field of 240 visiting athletes.

HS Girls Open:

1st – Amanda Kirkeby

3rd – Jody Meads

6th – Kylie LaFramboise

7th – Katherine Janisse

HS Boys Open:

4th – Carson Bold

5th – Jack Roten

6th – Philip Oxford

7th – Nick Damico

MS Girls:

14th – Fleur Connolly

18th – Lindsey Peitsch-Roberts

21st – Meaghan Thompson

MS Boys:

6th – Cameron Small

10th – Trace Calvin

14th – Connor Kusumoto

19th – Harrison Manzano

24th – Calvin Forsythe

29th – Martin Thompson

31st – Jacob Mahler

33rd – Eddie Mattiessen

35th – Rand Bourne

38th – Quinn Contaldi

39th – Malachi Schrager

51st – Finely Bourne

54th – Nevin Tanzer

70th – Tanner Bissonette

77th – Jack Peckenpaugh

80th – Tristan Perpall

The Alan Bard Classic on Sunday drew athletes of all ages to the race. Local racers took many top age division awards.

Racers from Bishop to Mammoth took many top three-age division awards. In Nordic racing, age classes for adults are generally in five- or 10-year increments, while junior classes are in two-year increments.

The Allan Bard Classic was also a Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) race for athletes 13 years of age and older. Amanda Kirkeby posted a time in her 5K race that took her one step closer to qualifying for the Junior Nationals in March. The last JNQ race will be Feb. 20 in Tahoe and the results there will determine who will represents the Far West Team at Junior Nationals.